Choi Ye-na

Yena is one of those artists who quietly became one of K-pop's most compelling solo acts once she stepped out from the group format. I loved her in Iz*One — she was the resident energy bomb, always clowning around behind the scenes — but honestly, going solo unlocked a version of her that the group dynamic couldn't quite contain. "Smiley" was a perfect debut: unapologetically bright, almost aggressively cheerful, and it suited her personality to a T. What I appreciate most is that she doesn't pretend to be a cool, untouchable idol; she leans into the goofball image with total commitment, and somehow that sincerity makes her more magnetic. Her acting work shows real range too, and I'm genuinely curious where she goes next as a creator.

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Name (English)

Choi Ye-na

Name (Japanese)

チェ・イェナ

Reading

ちぇ・いぇな

Born

September 29, 1999 (age 27)

Origin

Gil-dong, South Korea

Height

163 cm

Occupation

pop singer / singer / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rabbit

• Official sitehttps://yena-official.jp
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yena.jigumina/
• Xhttps://x.com/YENA_OFFICIAL
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi%20Ye-na
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55694544

Tags

• pop singer
• singer
• actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.